The rising influence of California politicians in the incoming Obama cabinet and powerful committee chairs in the Senate will increase the emphasis on green construction and LEED certification for new public buildings built with stimulus package funding. California has long been a leader in legislating environmental concerns, from the labels on felt tipped marking pens to auto emissions to green construction. You can count on more and more reflection of the same concerns in federal funding of new construction across the country. For example, consider the already announced emphasis in the stimulus proposals of relamping all federal office buildings for increased energy efficiency.
If you haven't already got a LEED certified designer on your team, and the capability to keep all the additional paperwork required for LEED certification on your projects, team up now with an experienced LEED team member so you are better prepared to take advantage of environmental requirements than your competition. These folks on the transition team mean what they say, and will put their plans into action with the force of $850 billion federal dollars behind them. Don't be left in the dust of the old ways when you should be adopting best practices for the twenty first century
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